My son really enjoys watching and riding on the trains. Every time he hears a train whistle blow, he yells out “Train”. He really enjoyed working on the Trolley Cache Series and now that it is live again, we will go and finish it.
With the price of gas, and we all know how much driving we do going from cache to cache, this is a way to save some gas money. If you haven’t been to this area to do caches, there are at least 1 or 2 other caches within a quarter mile radius of these new caches.
We thought it would be great to do a series of our own based on the opening of the new VTA light rail line. Since VTA is planning on opening the line in stages, we thought we would open the cache in stages as well. For each of the locations, we have included a letter with a number. This will get you to our last cache, End Station. You will most likely *not* be able to find this without completing the series.
Here is the location of this cache:
N 37° 1u.vwx W 121° 5y.zzx
u = a - g
v = a - b
w = e - c
x = v - d
y = d + f
z = y - e
To find this cache, you need to figure out the following numbers, which can be found at the following locations:
VTA Bascom Station
VTA Diridon Station
VTA Downtown Campbell Station
VTA Fruitdale Station
VTA Hamilton Station
VTA Race Station
VTA Winchester Station
Each cache is outside the train platforms and away from the tracks.
Just one note, this last cache will most likely require you to drive. The parking near the cache does require payment but there are free parking areas close by. After visiting this area over a dozen times, I haven’t had to pay for parking. Hopefully, one day, VTA will end Light Rail in this area as this would be a great place to have the train arrive.